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词汇 crabwise
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Definition of crabwise in English:

crabwise

adjective & adverbˈkrabwʌɪz
  • (of movement) sideways, typically in an awkward way.

    (动作)(常指笨拙地像蟹行般)向一边的(地);横向的(地)

    as adverb supermarket trolleys that only go crabwise

    只能横向推行的超市手推车。

    as adjective crabwise steps
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maybe some of them are trying to edge crabwise towards that end.
    • The ferryman just angled a rudderlike thing against the current and the barge began scooting crabwise across the river.
    • She has now learned to move, crabwise, the length of the sofa.
    • While he sees the FTSE and Dow Jones industrial average rising this year, the Nasdaq is set to head crabwise for perhaps eight years.
    • I manage to keep it in a straight line even though I swear I was going crabwise a while.
    Synonyms
    to the side, laterally, crabwise

Definition of crabwise in US English:

crabwise

adverb & adjectiveˈkrabˌwīzˈkræbˌwaɪz
  • (of movement) sideways, typically in an awkward way.

    (动作)(常指笨拙地像蟹行般)向一边的(地);横向的(地)

    as adverb supermarket carts that only go crabwise

    只能横向推行的超市手推车。

    as adjective crabwise steps
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While he sees the FTSE and Dow Jones industrial average rising this year, the Nasdaq is set to head crabwise for perhaps eight years.
    • She has now learned to move, crabwise, the length of the sofa.
    • I manage to keep it in a straight line even though I swear I was going crabwise a while.
    • Maybe some of them are trying to edge crabwise towards that end.
    • The ferryman just angled a rudderlike thing against the current and the barge began scooting crabwise across the river.
    Synonyms
    to the side, laterally, crabwise
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